Outgoing city manager Penny Ballem’s severance is still shocking to De Genova.

She’s expected to table a motion next Tuesday to find those details, and outline severance positions in all future contracts.

“We’re running lean here at city hall, and it’s very concerning to me where this money is going to come through in the budget.”

De Genova says after hearing the concerns of businesses and taxpayers since Ballem’s dismissal, her motion next week focuses on eliminating similar severance packages in the future.

She’d even be open to a review of salaries like her own.

“Maybe city councillors look at taking a little bit from each off their paycheque. I’m not sure that all of my fellow city councillors would agree with me on that, but there’s a bottom line here and it affects the citizens of Vancouver and it affects me as a city councillor.”

“All of us as Vancouver city councillors when that review comes back to us need to seriously consider that. We need to consider Vancouver taxpayers and put them first as we all promised to do during the election and I’m prepared to move forward if my colleagues are.”

She’d like to see any money saved go right back to businesses and taxpayers

I totally agree.
Good for Ms De Genova for taking the initiative.
So what if the changes of making any immediate change is not particularly high.

Considering how the media treats the Mayor with kid gloves we need someone to step up to the plate and start looking after our interests. There’s essentially zero accountability and zero transparency in the spending and programs at city hall.

For all the damage she did to the COV she wasn’t worth a half million from the day moonbeam hired her let alone as a going away present.. Too bad moonbean hasn’t a clue of what he is doing. May be if he did he could have seen the crap that she played on the city!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What’s a half million between friends. To paraphrase an old adage – a half million here – a half million there – pretty soon you are into pretty serious money.
Question: So what are the taxpayers in Vancouver actually going to DO? That is instead of sitting at their computer BMW’ing and waiting for someone else to try to take action. Ain’t life under Progressivism just peachy!